This draft list is courtesy of APBR (Association for Professional Basketball Research). Check back as each list is converted into The Draft Review's enhanced format currently displayed with the 1988-2005 drafts, featuring player profiles, draft trades and in-depth reviews. 1978 DRAFT 9Jun78 New York, NY Third Round 45 NJ Mike Phillips Kentucky 46 Den Hollis Copeland Rutgers 47 Hous Billy Ray Bates Kentucky State 48 Buff Mike Santos Utah State 49 KC Jeff Cook Idaho State 50 Bos Dana Skinner Merrimack 51 Buff Ricky Gallon Louisville 52 KC Mike Russell Texas Tech 53 Chi Randy Ayers Miami (OH) 54 Atl Steve Grant Manhattan 55 NYK Marc Iavaroni Virginia 56 GS Steve Neff Bethany Nazarene 57 Clev Ken Higgs Louisiana State 58 Wash Rick Apke Creighton 59 Mil Pat Cummings Cincinnati 60 LAL Michael Cooper New Mexico 61 Sea Dave Baxter Michigan 62 NJ Dave Batton Notre Dame 63 Phoe Joel Kramer San Diego State 64 SA Gerald Henderson Virginia Commonwealth 65 Buff Marvin Dalph Arkansas 66 Port Sterling Edmunds Dartmouth Fourth Round 67 Hous Jackie Robinson Nevada-Las Vegas 68 Buff Jim Boylan Marquette 69 Hous Joel Thompson Michigan 70 KC Jeffrey Crompton North Carolina 71 Ind Ricky Lee Oregon State 72 Bos Dave Nelson Bloomfield (NJ) 73 Buff Larry Harris Pittsburgh 74 NO Mel Davis North Texas State 75 NO Jeff Covington Youngstown State 76 Buff Leroy McDonald Wake Forest 77 GS Derrick Jackson Georgetown 78 Clev Stan Rome Clemson 79 NYK Erving Giddings Dayton 80 Mil Otis Howard Austin Peay 81 Wash Larry Boston Maryland 82 LAL Harold Robertson Lincoln 83 Sea Billy Lewis Illinois State 84 NJ Walter Jordan Purdue 85 Phoe Bob Miller Cincinnati 86 SA Rich Adams Illinois 87 Phil Brett Vroman Nevada-Las Vegas 88 Phoe Wayne Smith California-Irvine